Pollution / Air Quality RTI — CPCB / SPCB enforcement (2026)

Pollution by factory / vehicle ignored by SPCB / CPCB. RTI for inspection report + consent-to-operate + enforcement notice. Template + case law (2026).

Air / water / noise pollution by factory / vehicle / construction is unaddressed.

• RTI Act, 2005 §6, §7(1), §4.
• Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
• Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.
• Environment Protection Act, 1986.
• National Green Tribunal Act, 2010.

To:
The Public Information Officer (PIO),
[Office name + address].

Subject: RTI under §6 — Pollution / Air Quality query

Sir/Madam,

Under the RTI Act, 2005, kindly provide:
1. Inspection report of [INDUSTRY NAME / LOCATION] dated [DATE].
2. Consent to Operate (CTO) status of the said unit.
3. Action-taken report on complaint No. [NUMBER] dated [DATE].
4. Air / water sample reports for the area for FY [YEAR-YEAR].
5. Enforcement notices issued under Air/Water/EP Acts.
Rs. 10 IPO enclosed.

Yours faithfully,
[Name]
[Address + phone + email]
[Date]

• Day 31 First Appeal.
• Day 76 Second Appeal to CIC/SIC.
• Parallel NGT for environmental harm; Lok Adalat for compensation.

• CPCB / SPCB various CIC orders — Inspection + consent records disclosable.

• Filing to ULB instead of SPCB.
• Forgetting industry name / address.

Force inspection via NGT petition.

• Encroachment RTI
• Hospital negligence RTI
• File RTI online — 12 steps
• RTI — 25 questions answered

• RTI Act, 2005 — full text.
• Citation chain in body.
• Citizen Charter of the relevant authority.
• Case-law database at /cases/search.

Last reviewed: 24 April 2026.